Moral distress is a phenomenon in which a healthcare professional perceives an ethically
preferable or morally right course of action to take, but internal or external constraints make it …

Moral distress has been covered extensively in the nursing literature and increasingly in the
literature of other health professions. Cases that cause nurses' moral distress that are …

Nurse clinicians may experience moral distress when they are unable to translate their
moral choices into moral action. The costs of unrelieved moral distress are high; ultimately …

Aims and objectives To examine the level and frequency of moral distress in staff nurses
working in two types of units in an acute care hospital and to gather information for future …

Aim: To examine interprofessional healthcare professionals' perceptions of triggers and root
causes of moral distress. Design: Qualitative description of open-text comments written on …

BACKGROUND Jameton, who first conceptualized moral distress, described it as arising
when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible …

With healthcare moving toward greater outpatient and preventative approaches,
hospitalizations are increasingly intended for those who are critically ill. Frequently this …

Moral distress was originally defined as occurring “when one knows the right thing to do, but
institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action.” 1 …

Purpose Moral distress is a phenomenon affecting many professionals across healthcare
settings. Few studies have used a standard measure of moral distress to assess and …

Doctors' and nurses' perceptions of ethical problems in end‐of‐life decisions Aims. To
identify and compare doctors' and nurses' perceptions of ethical problems. Rationale. Ethical …